Mortification
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mortification is a noun meaning The act of mortifying.
Meaning
The act of mortifying.
More Meanings
- A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
- (medicine) The death of part of the body.
- A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
- (chiefly Scots law, now historical) A bequest to a charitable institution.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: humiliation
And then there's the fever and the mortification—if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.
Certainly a little mortification appears very becoming in a wife—don't you think it will do her good to let her Pine a little.
He felt stunned—mortification, sorrow, and anger, mingled together: the past was like a dream, and the future swam indistinctly before him.
Word Forms
- mortifications
Synonyms for mortification
Depending on context, synonyms include humiliation, chagrin.
Antonyms for mortification
Common opposites include honor, exaltation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include humiliation, chagrin, mortalization, mortgaging, martyrization, dormition.
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